Rangers goaltender Shesterkin records assist in 4-2 win over Utah
In short
The New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 at home in an NHL regular-season game, with goaltender Igor Shesterkin getting an assist on Eeli Tolvanen's goal, Kommersant reported. TASS reported it was the second game in a row in which Shesterkin recorded a point. Kommersant said Shesterkin scored his first career NHL goal last week.
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The New York Rangers won at home against the Utah Mammoth 4-2 in a National Hockey League regular-season game, Kommersant reported. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin assisted on Eeli Tolvanen's goal, the newspaper said. [ 2 ]
TASS reported that Shesterkin picked up a point for the second game in a row. Kommersant reported that last week the goaltender scored a goal for the first time in his career. [ 1 , 2 ]
Kommersant reported that Russian defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov also scored for the Rangers and recorded an assist. Gabe Perreault and J.T. Miller were the other Rangers scorers, according to the report, while Nick Schmaltz and Andrew Peak scored for Utah. [ 2 ]
In other games that day, Kommersant reported that Winnipeg won away at Detroit 3-2, Seattle beat Calgary 6-1 at home — with Russian forward Matvey Gridin providing an assist for the visiting team — and Vegas won away at Vancouver 3-2. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The reports focus on Russian players in the NHL, a regular subject for Russian outlets. Beyond the result itself, the documents indicate no wider consequence.
Key facts
- The New York Rangers beat the Utah Mammoth 4-2 at home in an NHL regular-season game, according to Kommersant. [ 2 ]
- Goaltender Igor Shesterkin recorded an assist on Eeli Tolvanen's goal. [ 1 , 2 ]
- TASS reported that Shesterkin picked up a point for the second game in a row. [ 1 ]
- Kommersant reported that Shesterkin scored a goal for the first time in his career last week. [ 2 ]
- Russian defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov scored a goal and also recorded an assist for the Rangers. [ 2 ]
- Gabe Perreault, J.T. Miller and Eeli Tolvanen also scored for the Rangers; for Utah, Nick Schmaltz and Andrew Peak scored, Kommersant reported. [ 2 ]
- In other games that day, Winnipeg won at Detroit 3-2, Seattle beat Calgary 6-1 at home, and Vegas won at Vancouver 3-2, according to Kommersant. [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- The 4-2 scoreline, the list of goalscorers and the results of the other NHL games that day. These details appear only in Kommersant's report and are not confirmed by a second outlet or an official source in the documents.
- Shesterkin's first career NHL goal, which Kommersant said came last week. Single-source detail from Kommersant; the documents give no date or match for it.